HB 1905 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Authorizes any blood donor program receiving blood donations for medical or health purposes to establish a program and procedures to honor the requests by donors to have the blood donations directed for use to persons as specified by such donors.

     Authorizes the program to keep up to one-third of the donated blood to increase the general blood supply for other nondirected patient transfusions.